Class of 2018 honored at Senior Banquet

147 members of the graduating class of 2018 (nearly 60% of the class) were honored with official receipt of their varsity letters tonight at the annual Senior Banquet.  The Bulldog Head Varsity Coaching Staff was there in force to honor the class on their four great years here at CHS.

Special Thanks to CHS Athletic Department Secretary Denise Duffett for all of the behind the scenes work she has put into preparing for the evening.  

Beyond the awarding of letters to 147 students, many other achievements of the class were noted including the following:

• They led the way to 5 Hockomock Davenport Championships this year- Field Hockey, Golf, Girls Hockey, Boys Hockey and Boys Basketball. 
• They led their teams to Sportsmanship Honors in Boys Soccer, Girls Hockey, Girls Basketball and Wrestling.

The following members of the class all earned 3 Varsity letters during their senior year- an accomplishment that continues to get more rare each year:

Will Amico, Lyndsey Barrett, Chris Benjamin, Colleen Boucher, Niko Donovan, Amanda Doria, Maggie Dunn, Matt Floyd, Shane Graham, John Healey, Hannah Jerrier, Eileen McNeil, Collin Messinger, Chris Milne, Marquise Montes, Cordel Smith, and Gerry Sullivan. 

The following members of the class were recognized and wished well as they move on to compete in collegiate athletics next school year:

• Riley Brown- Merrimack College- Field Hockey
• Claire Belisle- Soka University of America- Track & Field
• Jake Wolicki- Rochester Institute of Technology- Tennis
• Emily Campbell- Southern New Hampshire University- Field Hockey
• Andrea McNeil- St. Anselm College- Field Hockey
• Jackie Nannery- George Mason University- Tennis
• Alec Ragusa- Merrimack College- Football
• Hannah Jerrier- University of Redlands- Basketball
• Sarah Connolly- Lafayette College- Soccer
• Tony Harris- Keene State University- Basketball
• Cristian Walker- Husson University- Football
• Tory Poshkus- Endicott College- Cheerleading
• Elena Pacheco- UMass Amherst- Cheerleading 
• (if we are missing anyone, please let us know!) 

Below are our Individual Award Winners for the 2018 class:

Hockomock League Scholar Athlete Award- Female- Andrea McNeil 

Hockomock League Scholar Athlete Award- Male- Chris Milne

Jack Horack Award- Male- Austin Maffie

Jack Horack Award- Female- Riley Brown 

Paul Callahan Award- Cordel Smith 

Hall of Fame Spirit Cup- Patrick LaBelle

Hall of Fame Sportsmanship Cup- Hannah Jerrier

Captain's Award- Female- Colleen Kelleher

Captain's Award- Male- Jack Goyetch

SPECIAL RECOGNITION:

For Perseverance, Class and Commitment- Jackie Nannery 

For earning Hockomock League MVP Honors in both 

Golf and Ice Hockey- Jack Goyetch 

Winter Season All-Hockomock Teams Announced

The Hockomock League recently released their 2017-18 Winter All-Star Team. Several Bulldogs were honored:

Girls Basketball- Hannah Jerrier, Honorable Mention- Julia Hamilton

Boys Ice Hockey- John Hagan, Nick Allen, Jack Goyetch MVP, Ryan Nolte, Quinn Gibbs, Honorable Mention- Bubba McNeice

Girls Ice Hockey- Colleen Kelleher, Maggie Malloy, Lauren Fitzpatrick, Leah McLellan, Kendra Farrelly, Honorable Mention- Alexa Maffeo

Girls Swimming- Jessica Hart, Honorable Mention- Maddie Norse

Boys Swimming- Honorable Mention- Matt Thompson

Wrestling- Anis Chakir, Edward Marinilli MVP, Honorable Mention- Nick Matt

Boys Basketball- Devin Foster, Tony Harris, Honorable Mention- Jake Verille

Boys Indoor Track- Honorable Mention- Jack Healey

Girls Indoor Track- Honorable Mention- Chloe Pennachio

Upcoming Fall Sports Meetings

Several CHS Fall sports programs will be hosting informational meetings in the coming weeks. See below for information on specific meetings:

Golf- Important meeting for anyone in grades 8-11 interested in trying out for golf in the fall...Tuesday, June 12th at 2:45pm in the CHS Distance Learning Lab.

Girls and Boys Cross Country- All interested students should attend a meeting in room 141 at CHS on Wednesday, June 13th at 2:30pm.

Volleyball- All interested students should attend a meeting on Wednesday, June 13th at 4:00pm in the Distance Learning Lab at CHS. l

Football- All interested Football players currently in grades 9-11 should report to a meeting in the Wellness Classroom on June 14th at 2:30pm.  There will be a meeting for incoming freshmen announced soon.

Girls Soccer- Already took place. Contact Coach Howarth for info- k.howarth13@gmail.com

Boys Soccer- Already took place. Contact Coach Erickson for info- ericksond@cantonma.org

Field Hockey- Meeting for all interested candidates will be held on Monday, June 4th in the Distance Learning Lab at CHS at 2:30pm- POSTPONED...will be rescheduled. 

Changes to Today's Schedule- Friday, May 25th

The following changes have been made to today's schedule:

Freshmen baseball with Stoughton has been CANCELED.

JV and Varsity Softball with Stoughton has been postponed until Tuesday, May 29th.

Smith breaks school record in 200m

Cordel Smith after a recent invitational

Thursday saw Bulldog senior Cordel Smith run the 200 meter in 22 seconds flat in a dual meet against rival Stoughton High School.  His time of 22.0 seconds breaks the previous CHS 200m record and is only the 2nd time since 1963 that someone has run the race faster than the 220 yard record. Modern High School track is now run in meters where for most of the last century, it was run in yards.  The modern day 200 meter is almost identical to the 220 yard race so records use a conversion chart to compare the times. We continue to keep the older records in yards as they are not an exact comparison- but regardless- Smith's time of 22.0 seconds is faster than both the record in the 200 m and 220 yard. Smith has also been flirting with the CHS long jump record (held by Gerry Govatsos- 21'10.5"- set in 1961.

Previous record holders-

The previous fastest 200 meter time of 22.1 was set by Sam Bastien in 2007- just two years after Jacques Faublas had set the mark at 22.5 in 2005.

Prior to Bastien- the fastest 220 yard time ever recorded by a Bulldog was in 1963 when Albert D'attansio posted a smoking fast 22.6 seconds. Using the conversion to meters, Smith's time yesterday would have been 22.13 seconds- besting both the 55 year-old mark by nearly a half a second and Basiten's in 2007.  D'Attanasio, who went on to become a Canton educator and principal at the Luce School, set his record on the old cinder track that was here at CHS back in the 1960s. Congratulations to D'Attanasio- most records do not last a half-a-century!

Congratulations to Cordel Smith- The new CHS record holder in the 200m! 

Rain Rain go away!

Today's JV and Freshmen baseball games at Foxboro have been postponed to tomorrow, Friday, May 18th.

We will be running our Track meet with Stoughton today at 3:45.

Weather Related Changes- Tuesday, May 15

Due to anticipated dangerous weather, this afternoon's track meet with Stoughton has been postponed to Thursday, May 17 at 3:45pm.

The Freshmen Softball game with Franklin is still on as scheduled.

Girls and Boys Varsity LAX times pushed back tonight

Start times for tonight's Varsity LAX double-header at CHS:

Girls vs. Brookline- 4:30
Boys vs. Scituate- 6:30

Sorry for the late changes!

Saturday's Varsity Baseball game time pushed up to 9:00am

The Boys Varsity Baseball game between the Bulldogs and Wellesley High School at Sprague Field in Wellesley scheduled for Saturday, at 11:00am has been pushed up to 9:00am.

Get your Bulldog gear today!

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McNeil, Milne and Machuga shine at Hock Scholar Athlete Banquet

AD Danny Erickson and Principal Derek Folan with Chris
Milne, Andrea McNeil and their parents
Photo by Ryan Lanigan- Hockomocksports.com

Each May, the Hockomock League celebrates educational athletics by honoring a male and female graduating senior from each of our 12 schools.  These 24 graduating seniors represent the best from their collective schools when it comes to excelling both in the classroom and on the field.  Last week, our league's principals, athletic directors, honored student athletes and parents, gathered in Wrentham for a banquet celebrating not only this special two dozen students, but all students who value and understand the responsible balance between academics and athletics.

Canton's recipients of this year's Scholar-Athlete awards are Andrea McNeil and Christopher Milne. McNeil has been a standout Field Hockey and Girls Hockey player here as well as Spring Track while Milne has been a key member of the Boys Soccer, Swim and Track teams during his time here. Both have managed to excel on the field/ice/track/pool, while also being among this highest achieving academically in their class.  Canton High School is very proud of both of them.

Xavier Machuga with his coach Ryan Gordy and his family
Photo by Ryan Lanigan- Hockomocksports.com

The evening was especially special for Bulldogs as it was Canton's turn to host the event. With the honor of hosting comes the responsibility of setting the night's featured speaker.  Principal Derek Folan knew exactly who was the perfect person to speak to this audience- CHS junior- Xavier Machuga. Machuga.  Machuga- a member of the CHS Boys Basketball team- had suffered a brain aneurysm in May of 2017.  Click here for story in the Canton Citizen published last fall. 

Surrounded by his teammates, Machuga addressed the Hockomock audience.  You truly could hear a pin drop as he talked about his ordeal, his fight back and his advise on "honoring the process."  Having his coaches and teammates there supporting him that night was incredibly powerful for all in attendance.  I can truly say- after attending 14 of these banquets- Xavier's speech was more powerful than any message before it.

CHS is proud of all 3 of these incredible young Cantonites.

Fall Cheerleading Tryouts Announced Registration Open

Unlike all of our other fall sports, tryouts for Fall Cheerleading take place in the late spring each year in order for the team to be set for the beginning of the season.  These spring tryouts are for students who will be in grades 9-12 NEXT fall. This includes current 8th grade students.

This year's tryouts for the fall will take place at the Rodman Gym on the following dates and times:

Monday, June 11- 4:30-6:30pm
Wednesday, June 13- 3:30-5:00pm
Thursday, June 14- 4:30-6:00pm

Students must have parent/guardian register them online by Thursday, June 7th to be eligible for tryouts. Physicals must be in as well. See website for details.

Registration information can be found at the CHS Athletics website. Registration info found at BOTTOM LEFT side of the website.

http://www.edline.net/pages/CantonHighSchool/Departments/Athletics